Senior Data Scientist - Secret-Cleared for Real-World AI

Striveworks; Tacoma (WA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

401(k)

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Striveworks in Tacoma, WA seeks a Senior Data Scientist to build and validate ML models and analytic algorithms across diverse data types, including image, video, and text. You will work on AI solutions for cloud and edge environments at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord and contribute to product direction.

You will collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, and DevOps, translating customer needs into actionable inputs for our teams.

Qualifications

• BS degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in machine learning and data science with demonstrated application to image, video, and/or text data.
• Proficiency in implementing and analyzing data structures and algorithms.
• Excellence in Python and knowledge of TensorFlow, PyTorch, and/or scikit‑learn.
• Exposure to software development life cycles and tools.
• Active Secret (or above) US security clearance and US citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate machine learning models and custom analytic algorithms across image, video, text, geospatial, time series, and structured data.
• Implement AI‑based software solutions for cloud and edge environments.
• Sense customer needs, identify evolving demands, and translate feedback into actionable input for product teams.
• Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, software engineers, and DevOps to deliver projects.

Skills

ML & data science proficiency

Python

Algorithms

Software development life cycle

US security clearance

Education

BS in CS/ML/Math or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Striveworks in Tacoma, WA seeks a Senior Data Scientist to build and validate ML models and analytic algorithms across diverse data types, including image, video, and text. You will work on AI solutions for cloud and edge environments at Joint Base Lewis‑McChord and contribute to product direction.

You will collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, and DevOps, translating customer needs into actionable inputs for our teams.